July, 2024

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What is Long Range Planning and How Can it Help Your Growth?

The Finance Weekly

Are you planning for a Saturday night? Welp, that’s kind of short-ranged! How about, planning to buy a house in the next five years? Or a farm in the next 10 years! That’s exactly how Long-range Planning (LRP) works – not only for individuals but for businesses as well. Long range planning extends beyond conventional budgeting, planning, and forecasting processes which usually span a year, and concentrates mainly on financial goals and key initiatives that are 5-10 years or more into the future.

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Fed will cut main rate before inflation falls to its 2% goal: Powell

CFO Dive

A decline in the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure to 2.6% has prompted policymakers to focus more on the cooling job market, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said.

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The Software Behind Your Favorite Products: A Guide to Consumer Products Solutions

Navigator SAP

What do Coca-Cola drinks, Skull Candy headphones, Rothy’s shoes, uni-ball pens and Harry’s shaving supplies all have in common? The companies behind these products all rely on ERP software for the development, manufacturing, distribution and sales of their popular consumer products.

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Why Hasn’t the California Globe Retracted Its Story?

Barry Ritholtz

@TBPInvictus here If you’re tired of California-minimum-wage-and-its-impact-on-limited-service-restaurant-employment stories, I understand. Leave this page immediately. I’m tired of it, too, but some stories are so factually challenged that they demand a response. So, allow me to address a hot mess of a story that appeared recently in the California Globe.

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The Growth Architect: How Financial Leaders are Unlocking Potential

Speaker: Ashley Harlan, MBA

What if your role as a fractional CFO went beyond operational support to actively shaping the future of your clients’ businesses? 💼 ✨ In this session, discover how fractional finance professionals can position themselves as architects of growth, guiding their clients toward sustainable success and preparing them for full-time financial leadership.

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Mastercard Seeks Caribbean Fintech Partners For New Products

Global Finance

Mastercard has issued a call to action for financial technology companies to solve financial issues in the Caribbean. In return, Mastercard offers expertise in complying with regional regulations, market entrance and the ability to license and certify products. “We’re more a network that enables various fintech to introduce new products into the market within the context of local regulations,” Mastercard’s country manager for Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago and the Eastern Caribbean, Da

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New 10-year TIPS gets real yield of 1.883%

Tips Watch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I am writing this after an evening out in Biella, Italy, and while struggling with rather weak Internet. So this is going to be brief. The U.S.

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Planning For Changes In Client Marginal Tax Rates After TCJA’s Sunset

Nerd's Eye View

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), passed in 2017, was one of the most extensive pieces of tax legislation to be passed in the last 30 years, touching many aspects of individual, corporate, and estate tax. However, most of TCJA's provisions are set to 'sunset' at the end of 2025 – an event that would have at least as much impact as TCJA's initial passage.

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SAP Migration Tools Help Reduce Digital Debt During Your Cloud Transition Process

Bramasol

With each quarterly earnings announcement showing dramatic increases in cloud ERP revenue, SAP’s strategic shift to S/4HANA cloud services is clearly now in full swing. In Q1 2024, revenue from the Cloud ERP Suite was up 32% and reached $3.48 billion US, marking nine straight quarters of 30%-plus growth. Among the many benefits of moving to cloud, such as cost savings, scalability, data uniformity, etc., another big advantage is the opportunity to reduce your existing "Digital Debt" as part of t

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FinOps rapidly develops, research finds

Future CFO

Financial operations, a management practice promoting shared responsibility for an organisation's cloud computing infrastructure and costs, has been rapidly developing, with established vendors from various management disciplines and new specialised start-ups, according to a recent research by independent analyst and consultancy firm Omdia. The study indicates that the cloud has experienced significant growth in both scope and scale over recent years, as numerous organisations turn to leverage i

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2025 Payroll Calendar Templates (Biweekly, Semi-Monthly, and Monthly)

Use these handy calendar templates to stay on top of payroll in 2025! Download them today to share with your HR team or post for employees. Whether your company has biweekly, semi-monthly, or monthly pay periods, Paycor has you covered. Get your templates today!

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Almost 60% of corporate cybersecurity budgets are higher this year: report

CFO Dive

Artificial intelligence is a key focal area as organizations scramble to keep up with threat actors, the study shows.

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How to Integrate with SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Navigator SAP

The value of an enterprise resource planning solution (ERP) over standalone business software is the centrality of data and the ability to use this combined data for insight and process automation. For the SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition ERP, integrations and the SAP BTP Integration Suite play a key role in making that possible. An ERP serves as the central nervous system for a business, encompassing and connecting all the various business functions inside and outside of an organization.

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It’s Only a Point…

Barry Ritholtz

A quick break from book duty and doing our quarterly client call to share this fascinating discussion from tennis great Roger Federer: “In the 1,526 singles matches I played in my career, I won almost 80% of those matches… What percentage of the POINTS do you think I won in those matches? Only 54%.” -Roger Federer This is one of those great commencement addresses that will only gain stature over time.

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2024 Paris Games: Can The Olympics Finally Claim Financial Victory? (Part 1)

Global Finance

In this two-part feature on the economics of the Summer Olympics, Global Finance delves into the financial strategies and innovations that the 2024 Paris Games , which run from July 26 to Aug. 11, are implementing to avoid the pitfalls of past host cities. Part one explores the historical context of Olympic costs and the steps the Paris Games’ organizing committee is taking to ensure fiscal responsibility.

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From Start to Scale: Driving Growth Through Seamless Payments Implementation

Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting

Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. Drawing on real-world insights and experiences, payments implementation experts Michael Veatch and Ella Aguirre will explore actionable strategies that can lead to a transparent, friction-free launch and mitigate potential challenges like technical

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How To Survive Your First SEC Audit: Preparing For The SEC Examination And Complying With The Information Request Letter

Nerd's Eye View

For SEC-registered financial advisors, the prospect of an upcoming examination by the SEC can be a source of high anxiety. This is especially the case with newly registered advisors or formerly state-registered advisors who recently became SEC-registered since they may be uncertain about how the examination process will work, what elements of the firm the SEC will dig into, or what information the advisor will need to provide to the examiners.

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Seizing opportunities in finance

Future CFO

Given the advent of artificial intelligence and machine learning, the accounting profession faces challenges in talent as it continues to navigate its way around digitisation and shifts in the market. It is why the accounting profession is in need to keep up with the technological trends and not be caught off guard by the hurdles on the way, fully understanding the weight and importance of upskilling and reskilling.

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7 CFO tips for yielding high ROI during the rush into generative AI

CFO Dive

Financial executives willing to chance big spending on generative AI can take steps to reduce risk and seize the payoffs.

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Streamline Your Supply Chain with a Self-Service Supplier Portal

Navigator SAP

Imagine the daily struggle of managing supplier interactions – endless email threads, chasing down purchase orders (POs), manually updating spreadsheets, and the constant worry of errors and delays. This traditional approach to procurement is not only time-consuming and frustrating, but it also introduces unnecessary risks and inefficiencies into your supply chain.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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A Modern Nonprofit Podcast: The Generational Impact of Women in Leadership

The Charity CFO

We have an exciting conversation planned today with Alyssia Palacios-Woods, Executive Director at Capital IDEA in Austin, TX joins us. Like most, Alyssia’s journey didn’t finish the way she started. Originally in design and advertising, she decided that utilizing her skill sets to help people (and value helping people), was closer to what she wanted to do.

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First Income Tax In GCC Approved By Oman’s Parliament

Global Finance

Oman is on course to become the first Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) state to introduce a personal income tax as the sultanate ramps up efforts to boost revenue and diversify its economy away from hydrocarbons. The draft law, approved by Oman’s Parliament in July, has been sent to the State Council for final approval, a decision analysts say is highly anticipated.

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3 Key Principles For Measurable and Actionable Standards That Help Cultivate Excellent Client Service

Nerd's Eye View

Most financial advisors strive to provide excellent client care and prioritize a systematic process to maintain regular communication with their clients both on a scheduled (e.g., annual meeting) and an "on demand" basis. And while individual advisors running solo firms are often able to intuitively sense when they're delivering their best, as they grow and scale their firms, that same advisor eventually goes from individually 'owning' every client relationship to sharing the workload with first

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‘50 Shades of Beige’: Meet Britain’s New Prime Minister

Barry Ritholtz

Source: New York Times The NYT: The final votes in Britain’s parliamentary elections are still being counted, but one thing is crystal clear: After 14 years in power, the Conservative Party is out. More than that: It’s been thoroughly punished by the British public, reduced to barely 120 seats, the party’s worst result in its history. Several prominent figures — including former Prime Minister Liz Truss — lost their seats.

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Avoiding Lease Accounting Pitfalls in 2025: Lessons Learned from Spreadsheet Errors

Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.

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Many CFOs still in early phase of digital transformation: McKinsey

CFO Dive

Finance teams are grappling with roadblocks such as demanding workloads, a lack of relevant capabilities and insufficient resources.

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Financial Harmony: Leveraging SAP for Treasury and Working Capital Mastery

Navigator SAP

Keeping your company's finances in check can feel like a tightrope walk, but mastering treasury and working capital management can keep you balanced. Enter treasury and working capital management – the dynamic duo that ensures your company’s cash flow is steady, risks are minimized, and your financial health is top-notch. SAP’s Treasury Management solutions are here to make this a breeze.

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Will AI take all the accountancy jobs?

Future CFO

Imtiaz Ahmad FCCA speaks from his years of experience about how different technologies have changed accounting , and the benefits of artificial intelligence in his own practice. ACCA UK’s Head of Technology Alistair Brisbourne , PhD talks on ACCA’s ‘AI in the Finance Profession’ report, including surveys on the concerns of current ACCA students and members, and describes the ways in which he believes AI is going to affect the roles of accountants within organisations in years to come.

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The Philippines: New Samurai Bond Issue’s Political Backdrop

Global Finance

The Philippines is looking to Japan to partially finance its ballooning debt as Manila moves to strengthen ties between the two countries. The Department of Finance (DoF) says it is exploring issuing yen-denominated, or samurai bonds alongside or in place of conventional US-dollar bond issuance. Government debt has mushroomed in recent years, hitting 15.3 trillion pesos—around $264 billion in May—according to Bureau of the Treasury estimates.

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Back to Basics with Reconciliations

Join us in this webinar, where we share best practices on how to think about the reconciliation work each month, when best to do reconciliations, how they should be prepared, and some common pitfalls to avoid. Learning Objectives: This course objective is to understand how to properly prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and its impact on the financial statements.